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The next Malik McDowell: the 2027 recruits whose offer boards look like his did.

Malik McDowell

SDE · Michigan State, class of 2014 · drafted 2017, round 2, No. 35 by Seattle

16offers at signing

91strength of his top 3 offers

6-7, 290size as a recruit

The 2027 recruits with boards like his

closest first

Cain Van Norden

DL · Baltimore, MD · committed to Florida · 21 offers

5 offers from top-25 programs; McDowell had 10; 6-7, 265

61match

Marvin Nguetsop

DL · Oakdale, CT · committed to Ole Miss · 27 offers

10 offers from top-25 programs; McDowell had 10; 6-7, 268

59match

Raiden Cook

DL · Mont Belvieu, TX · committed to Houston · 15 offers

4 offers from top-25 programs; McDowell had 10; 6-6, 270

57match

Amir Moore

DL · Harrells, NC · committed to NC State · 18 offers

4 offers from top-25 programs; McDowell had 10; 6-7, 265

57match

Josh Christensen

EDGE · Lake Oswego, OR · committed to Oregon · 19 offers

5 offers from top-25 programs; McDowell had 10; 6-6, 250

50match

Matched on position, size, the strength of the programs that offered and how many did: his board at signing day against the 2027 boards today (Nov 2, 2026). The month-by-month cut waits for the dated history, landing now. Recruits are shown with recruiting facts only. History, not a forecast.

Malik's board when he signed with Michigan State

16 offers, strongest first

LSU

Oregon

Alabama

Wisconsin

USC

UCLA

Florida

Notre Dame

Michigan

Ohio State

Florida State

Syracuse

The offers on record for the class of 2014, ordered by program strength as each program stood that year. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

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